Finance Minister announces ₹ 2000 crore in the Budget to give LPG Connection to women member of poor households; Scheme to benefit 1.5 crore households below poverty line in the current year

Budget - Dated:- 29-2-2016 - Finance Minister expresses gratitude and appreciation for those households who voluntarily gave up cooking gas subsidy National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub to be set-up to provide support to SC/ST entrepreneur .....

ay, the Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasitng, Shri Arun Jaitley said that the Government has decided to embark on a massive mission to provide LPG connection in the name of women members of poor households . A s .....

the poverty line in 2016-17. The scheme will be continued for at least two more years to cover a total of 5 crore BPL households. This will ensure universal coverage of cooking gas in the country, the Minister added. This measure will empower women a .....

middle class and lower middle class households who have voluntarily given-up their cooking gas subsidy, in response to the call given by the Hon ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. In an another important announcement, Shri Arun Jaitley said tha .....